Brooklyn almost blew a 20-point lead it built in the third quarter. Corey Brewer’s layup made it 101-96 after Miller stole the ball from Lopez.

Brooklyn then went on a 14-3 run started by a 3-pointer from Watson that made it 104-96. McGee answered with a put-back slam dunk to make it 104-98.

Watson hit a free throw that made it 105-95 and added a floater off the glass that made it 107-98. After Miller missed a jumper, Tyshawn Taylor hit a 3 that made it 110-98. McGee was then fouled and made one of two from the free throw line.

The teams traded baskets in the first half. Denver shot 23 for 41 (56.1 percent) from the field and hit 4 of 5 behind the 3-point line while the Nets made 20 of 40 from the field (50 percent) while hitting 9-of-14 3-point attempts.

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